Features (16)

The My Morning Jacket frontman talks to Larry Fitzmaurice about blowing up the tortured-artist myth, trying to escape the endless maze of modern technology, embracing his feminine side, and his proper debut album as a solo artist.

The 130-act, eight-stage Lollapalooza was, almost by definition, a mixed bag but its lack of focus and overwhelming size-- the event was like a Taste of Chicago with better music but worse food-- helped ensure it was an improvement on the previous year.

We sit down with Low's Alan Sparhawk to discuss his turbulent 2005, a year that saw him adjusting to the loss of longtime band member Zak Sally, altering his band's slowcore sound, and dealing with health problems.